DEEP SKY OBJECTS

What happened to black holes from the Big Bang? Study says they might be alive today as white holes

The study found that the lifetime of black holes is far longer than initially thought.
Published: 1 day ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Many planets have 'diesel engines' that fill their atmosphere with soot, new study finds

A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters says that many planets in the universe may be shrouded in soot, thanks to their high pressures and temperatures.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

Astronomers finally solve the mystery of long-period radio signals from deep space

"It’s not often you get to play a role in discoveries of this magnitude."
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

Hubble captures images of M88 on its collision course with M87 in the Virgo Cluster

As M88 heads towards M87 through the intracluster medium, it is being stripped of star-forming gas.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

Astronomers spent 6 years studying a supermassive black hole’s revival. Here’s what they found

Standard theories don't fully explain how fast this black hole changed states.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Another planet in our early solar system? First evidence of Moon-sized object found from meteorite

Scientists found proof that a giant early planet existed in the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Astronomers spot rare cosmic blast that may have completely erased a giant star

Astronomers initially thought the explosion was a Type II supernova, but some things just didn't add up.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Disita Sikdar

Scientists have found a way to weigh newborn planets—the key is to read 'between the rings'

The bright rings that newborn planets create around their young stars can be studied to figure out their masses.
Updated: 4 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

James Webb Space Telescope has found a stellar bar that should not exist

A stellar bar has been discovered in the galaxy GN20, which dates back to just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Disita Sikdar

Most massive galaxies stopped producing stars very early on in their lives—scientists find out why

To find answers, scientists looked into two very different populations—Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies and Massive Quiescent Galaxies.
Published: May 29, 2026  |  By Disita Sikdar

Astrophotographer captures stunning image of Horsehead Nebula after over 115 hours of observation

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer spent 115 hours collecting image data with a Radian Raptor 61 mm telescope an astronomy camera.
Published: May 29, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Black hole binaries in the universe are produced in more than one way, says new study

Scientists analyzed hundreds of collisions before concluding that black hole binaries originate in distinct sub-populations.
Published: May 28, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures dwarf irregular galaxy located 23 million light-years away

The telescope operational for over 35 years has been looking at the movement of cosmic matter.
Published: May 28, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Using TESS, scientists discover extremely rare triple star system where three stars eclipse each other

Located 3,080 light-years away, the system has a binary pair regularly eclipsed by a massive giant.
Published: May 28, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Scientists found a galaxy so old its chemistry points directly to the universe's very first stars

An international team studied the ultra-faint galaxy LAP1-B and found it to be the most chemically bare galaxy ever observed in the early universe.
Published: May 27, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Subaru, James Webb study galaxy cluster from 12.6 billion years ago—here's what they found

The study provides fresh insights into the formation of massive clusters in the early universe.
Published: May 27, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Supermassive black holes could be making exoplanets unsuitable for life, finds new study

The study suggests SMBHs could threaten exoplanet habitability, even within the Goldilocks Zone.
Published: May 26, 2026  |  By Disita Sikdar

On a 'Hot Jupiter', day begins with clouds; by nightfall those clouds vanish—here's why

The 'Hot Jupiter' exoplanet located roughly 700 light-years away is called WASP 94A b.
Published: May 26, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

15 years of data reveals temperate super-Earth around a red dwarf star just 28 light-years away

The planet is six times more massive than Earth, but colder than our home planet.
Published: May 25, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Why do some solar eruptions abruptly die? New study sheds light on the scientific mystery

Astronomers detected a hidden 'magnetic cage' that sometimes stops powerful solar eruptions.
Published: May 22, 2026  |  By Biplab Das
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